NOTE: All links are now working. Sorry for any confusion. Our allies at the Fight for $15 and Fairness campaign are calling for support at hearings in Toronto TODAY, July 21, on Bill 148. And please take five minutes to send a quick letter to the Standing Committee that’s holding the hearings BY 5pm TODAY, …
Updates
Employment Insurance Appeals Process Under Review
Have your say before the July 21 deadline! The federal government has hired a company called KPMG to review the way that the appeals process works around Employment Insurance (EI) decisions. If you have gone through your own appeal, or represented other people going through the process, you likely have some good ideas for what …
National Aboriginal Day June 21 – A Call to Action
The offices of the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) will be closed on Wednesday, June 21, in honour and recognition of National Aboriginal Day. “We have described for you a mountain. We have shown you the path to the top. We call upon you to do the climbing.” Justice Murray Sinclair’s words on the release …
Summer Campaign Kickoff – Fight for $15 and Fairness
Our allies at the Fight for $15 and Fairness are kicking off their summer campaign today to ensure victory for workers. Take action and spread the word to make sure that the gains that have been made are won! – ISAC Fighting for $15 and Fairness pays off! We’ve managed to force big …
Basic Income – new webinar June 15
The Ontario government recently announced details of its Basic Income Pilot Project. ISAC held a webinar on basic income last October, which examined the idea of basic income and some of the opportunities and risks, particularly for people on social assistance. Using the information in that webinar as a starting point, this follow-up webinar will …
Historic breakthrough for $15 and Fairness
Big changes are in store for workers in Ontario! The Ontario government recently announced a package of reforms to the laws that govern the quality of work in Ontario. These changes are coming thanks to the long-standing hard work of the Fight for $15 and Fairness, the Workers’ Action Centre, the Caregivers’ Action Centre, Migrant …
URGENT: Call your MPP right NOW!
Action Alert! Our allies with the Fight for $15 and Fairness need your support. Please take 15 minutes to call your MPP right NOW! Tell them we need a $15 minimum wage and decent work! Dear colleagues, I just wanted to make sure you saw this email. What we do today is absolutely critical. Our …
Ontario Budget 2017: ISAC response and analysis
More than 930,000 Ontarians continue to wait for incomes that give health and dignity: Other announcements bring much-needed change Ontario’s 2017 Budget does very little to address the deep poverty experienced by people relying on support from Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), particularly those without other sources of income. The …
Ontario’s Basic Income Pilot Project: What will it mean for people on social assistance?
– la version française suit dessous – Earlier this week, the Ontario government announced its Basic Income Pilot Project. The government has not yet provided all the details about how the pilot project will work, but we are working to get more information and will share it when we can. In the meantime, we have …
Wage Theft? Time to Fight Back!
Workers owed money from Able Translations Ltd. are fighting to get their pay. We need your help to reach out to other interpreters and translators that may be owed money from Able Translations. Able Translations has refused to pay hundreds of workers who provide interpretation and translation services for Able’s clients. Some of these interpreters …
